The Boomer Magazine

Who thought it would a good idea to hire a 71-year-old anchorman?   Last summer, I agreed to act as “guest anchor”at WRIC-TV for three months. The three months have come and gone. The question is, what next? Do I go away, or have I risen from the dead? I signed on believing that Channel 8 [...]

Aviation, I was sure, needed me … until I saw a bigger public service – GENE COX –  Airplanes intrigue me. The idea that a thing grossly heavier than air can rise gracefully into the sky is, in my mind, not likely. So, I began to study it. Lesson one is the airfoil. Wind rushing [...]

Spanish Flu killed millions upon millions, and polio terrified a generation BY GENE COX I never knew my mother’s father. He died when she was a young girl. Spanish Flu. It was a scourge that tore at the nation, only months after World War I ended … as if God said, The misery is not over; [...]

Sad but true: Politicians have to lie now – Gene Cox – In 1988 an angry Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was asked in a television interview if he had anything to say to his opponent, George Bush. His response: “Yeah, stop lying about my record.” It was a major mistake. Dole had just defeated [...]

Faith, wondering and a beat-up Chevy   – GENE COX –   It was a beautiful Sunday morning. I was just standing there drinking coffee, off Interstate 95 at a convenience store named Starvin’ Marvin.    Two middle-aged ladies drove up in a beat-up 1974 Chevrolet. They parked close to me. My eyes searched their [...]

Forget Ron Burgundy. Anchorman Gene Cox talks with BOOMER about his own sequel. — BY RAY McALLISTER —   Before retiring last year, Gene Cox had been paired with Sabrina Squire as WWBT NBC-12′s ratingsjuggernaut anchor team – and Cox likely was the town’s best-known newsperson. During the past year, though, he has been virtually [...]

 It’s always exciting when Gene Cox visits the office. A true Southern Gentleman well dressed in retirement garb and speaking with an obvious reverence for the English Language, he seems always at his best. Like he could go on TV at any moment if he had to. A real Pro’s Pro. And though he has [...]

*THIS IS NOT FOR BROADCAST USE* It’s the return of Gene Cox! But this comeback for the local Richmond legend  might not be what you’re expecting … See for yourself! Video by Ross Publishing/Ross Media. Contact us for any video or digital media needs! Digital@RossPublishing.com